五金店

wǔjīndiàn

noun #15,841

Meanings

1 hardware store
2 ironmonger's shop

Characters

Examples

我去五金店买了几颗螺丝。

Wǒqù wǔjīndiàn mǎi le jǐ kē luósī.

I went to the hardware store and bought some screws.

附近有没有五金店？

Fùjìn yǒuméiyǒu wǔjīndiàn?

Is there a hardware store nearby?

Tips

memory

五金 literally means 'five metals' — gold (金), silver (银), copper (铜), iron (铁), and tin (锡). It now generically refers to hardware and metal goods. 店 = shop.

Stroke Order

五 wǔ

金 jīn

店 diàn